Re: QIDO Dvorak Converter

I bought one after reading the post.  It works out pretty well so far.

I also think that the price is a bit high, especially I paid $30 for
shipping and handling. My TypeMatrix did not cost as much, and it was a full
keyboard.

However, this one is extremely portable so I am going to carry it in my
computer bag in case I need to work on someone else' computer.

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote:

> I love it! REALLY. But isn't it a bit expensive? I would never
> consider buying one at that price, but I have no real need for it. If
> it we on the cheap I would get one. Every computer I use is either my
> own or one I can change to Dvorak. So $90 is too much.
> Paul jj Alix
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> On Sep 23, 2010, at 6:37 AM, sobjornstad wrote:
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> > I'm surprised that I have been unable to find any reference to this
> > product at all on this list, so I thought I'd bring it up. (Maybe I
> > missed something while reading through the recent archives.)
> >
> > It's a USB dongle that plugs in between an ordinary keyboard and
> > computer and converts all your keystrokes to Dvorak. You can switch
> > layouts by pressing NumLock twice. (The website is at
> http://www.keyghost.com/qido/)
> > . Obviously, this is easier than a dedicated hard-wired keyboard
> > since you can easily fit it in your pocket. I still personally
> > prefer the keyboard because I regularly work with some keyboards
> > that use PS/2, such as at my school, where people already get
> > confused and complain if I do so much as reach behind the computer
> > to shove in the power cord if the system won't turn on (so I don't
> > want to additionally muck around with a PS/2-to-USB adapter).
> > Besides that, of course, you get to type on your own keyboard as
> > well as your own keyboard layout. (I have purchased a TypeMatrix,
> > but it hasn't arrived yet.) Nevertheless, this seems like a very
> > useful product (just maybe the GRE folks would be a little bit more
> > kindly disposed toward it than a whole keyboard?)
> >
> > Since this is my first post, I'll mention: I just started using
> > Dvorak seriously a little over a week ago, before which I tried once
> > and became so frustrated by losing my typing speed that I gave up.
> > This actually helped me this time, since I already knew where most
> > of the keys were (even after a year and a half, interestingly) and
> > could go right into speed training. I'm already up to about 50 wpm
> > (my qwerty speed was 60-70) and I don't expect myself to be looking
> > back--the temptation to switch to qwerty to type higher speeds is
> > already completely gone.
> >
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